Student of the Dance, Case Could Not Be Happier to Be a Sponge to All That
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Katy Fedrigon graduated Magna Cum Laude with a Bachelor of Fine Arts in dance from The University of Arizona. While at the UofA, Katy was given the opportunity to perform pieces by Martha Graham, Mia Michaels and alongside Liz Calaway. Immediately following graduation, Katy moved back to Chicago and was a company member of Inaside Chicago Dance for four seasons. Katy has also performed professionally with Thodos New Dances, Wake Up! Waltz, and The Prince Experience at the House of Blues. She was a company member for three years with Nomi Dance Company and given the opportunity to perform Joshua Blake Carter’s “Kim” in Dance For Life 2018. Katy spends her summers as company member and assistant director with Dance In the Parks, offering free performances throughout the Chicago parks. She also performs with Still Inspired(?), a dance company that collaborates with visual artist around Chicago. Katy enjoys sharing her passion for dance not just through performance but through teaching and choreography. She has been teaching dance throughout the Chicago suburbs since graduating and loves being able to positively impact the youth dance community. Sarah Glover grew up training in the Chicagoland area and graduated from East Carolina University with a BFA in Dance Performance, where she had the privilege of studying with, and performing works by guest artists such as the David Dorfman Dance Company and River North Dance Chicago. Sarah is a company member in two Chicago based companies - Peckish Rhodes Performing Arts Society and Forward the Movement. As a freelance dancer, she has performed in various shows in the chicagoland area such as Dance For Life, Within (Visceral Dance Chicago), THAW 2016, 2017 and 2018, along with touring nationally with her companies in 2019. In addition to dance Sarah is a signed model and has worked for companies such as MAC Cosmetics, Groupon, Medline, and many more. She is so grateful to be surrounded by so many supportive and encouraging people, who constantly push her to grow as an artist. Marcus Hardy is a multi-disciplined dancer/choreographer from North Carolina, who began his training at the age of 19. His passion for dance erupted after witnessing a local hip-hop group perform at his alma mater, East Carolina University. Marcus spent many hours honing his skills as a hip hop dancer, joining the local Hip Hop Crew, Nubiance Dance Team, and eventually starting up his own Dance Crew, Untitled, with a few of his peers. Driven to further his skills as a dancer, at 21, Marcus auditioned for ECU's dance program, and was accepted in 2010, where he had the opportunity to work with many world renowned choreographers such as John Magnus, Jennifer Archibald, Mark Hines, and Frank Chaves. During his time in the program, he cultivated his skills not only as a dancer, but as a choreographer as well, where his choreography was seen at various professional venues. After graduating in 2012, with a BFA in Dance Performance, Hardy moved to Chicago where he has performed as a guest artist with SueMo Dance Company and Chicago Dance Crash and as a company member with Inaside Chicago Dance Dance and has had the opportunity to choreograph and teach across the Midwest. Marcus is also a NASM certified personal trainer for LulaFit. He has even choreographed for our very own Artistry in Motion Dance Company. He is thrilled to be a part of the School of Dance family and is eager to begin training our young Hip Hop dancers. Case Prime, from Lake George, NY, started tap dancing at the age of 4 years old. Eventually he went on to study ballet, contemporary, and modern dance. At age 14 he began his career as a teacher and choreographer at Starlet Dance Works in Queensbury NY. Once he turned 15, Case was accepted as a member of the American Tap Dance Foundation’s Tap City Youth Ensemble in New York City where he had the opportunity to work under amazing artists such as Michelle Dorrance, Brenda Buffalino and Claudia Rahardjanoto, just to name a few. After high school, Case traveled to Chicago to study Music Composition and Audio Engineering at Columbia College Chicago, as well as start his apprenticeship under Mark Yonnally at Chicago Tap Theatre. After two years with CTT, Case started training, and is now apprenticing with MADD Rhythms under incredible artists and technicians including Starinah Dixon, Donnetta Jackson, Brill Barrett and many, many others. As a student of the dance, Case could not be happier to be a sponge to all that this City has to offer, and is just as excited to share what he’s learned so far with the students at The Des Plaines School of Dance. Jamie Salas is a native of San Antonio,TX and graduated from the University of Nevada, Las Vegas, where she received a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree in dance performance and choreography. Since her move to Chicago 10+ years ago, she has performed with numerous dance companies including Inaside Chicago Dance, Chicago Tap Theatre, Esoteric Dance Project and most recently, Dance in the Parks. Choreography is one of her passions as she has been lucky enough to have works featured at numerous shows such as Dance Chicago, Dance Chance, Dance Chance: Redux and numerous venues around Chicagoland including the iconic Chicago Theatre. Jamie has been on staff at Des Plaines School of Dance and a choreographer and teacher for Artistry in Motion Dance Company since 2013. When she’s not in the dance studio, she’s at the barre studio. She has been a Pure Barre teacher since 2013 and is the operations manager of Pure Barre Willowbrook! Terry Turner started dancing at the age of 5 when his mom introduced him to Michael Jackson and his music. He has been an active athlete and enjoys playing football and basketball. When he tore his ACL in college during football practice after returning home and getting surgery he decided to pursue dance and started training as a serious dancer. In 2010 he started with a UIC Collegiate hip hop team, FiaModern and Primo Dance Troupe. After training in the collegiate group for a period of time he decided it was time for a bigger challenge and auditioned for the professional companies in the Chicago community starting with Puzzle league on 2012. When he didn't make the company he auditioned for CODA (Chicago Onyx Dance Alliance). He made it and continued to train more and in many styles. In 2013 he auditioned again for Puzzle League. Through his hard work, training and perseverance, he made the company. During that time he became an Artistic Board member for CODA. Currently and continues to explore more styles of dance. His mission as a hip hop teacher is for his students to become educated, confident and well trained dancers. Karli Walker is a native of Fairfax,VA, where she was trained under the direction of Bennett and Debra Savage at the Center for Ballet Arts. Karli also studied at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts as part of the young artist program with the Dance Theatre of Harlem. She was invited to further her studies at North Carolina School of the Arts, The Joffrey Ballet, and was awarded a scholarship to North Carolina School of the Arts, and The Dance Theatre of Harlem. She received a scholarship from Point Park University where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Dance - Ballet concentration and studies in Business Management . While there she had the opportunity to perform works by Margo Sappington, Alan Hineline, Peter Merz, Nicholas Petrov, and George Balanchine. Karli has danced with Inaside Chicago Dance,Thodos Dance Chicago, All The Pieces Matter, Still Inspired (?), among other free lance performances. She is a certified personal trainer through the National Academy of Sports Medicine, specializing in pre-natal fitness. Karli has been an active instructor, trainer, and performer in the Chicagoland area since 2007. Lynn Anama was a School of Dance student from 2003 until she graduated in 2018. In her years as a dancer, she trained in ballet, jazz, modern/contemporary, tap, and pointe. From 2012-2015, she was a member of Artistry in Motion Dance Company. During that time, she competed at many regional and national competitions and performed in Inaside Chicago Dance Regional Youth Summit for the Arts, Six Flags Great America Dance Fest, and All the Pieces Matter Dance Project. At Maine West High School, she joined the Orchesis Dance Company, where she danced and choreographed with her peers. Lynn was a Helping Hands Teachers Assistant for six seasons, now that she has graduated, she now serves as the Program Coordinator of Helping Hands. She is currently an Early Childhood Education major and National Louis University. Lynn is excited to teach at her home studio and combine her love for dance and early childhood education, especially now that she is DiscoverDance certified. 2222 BIRCH STREET • DES PLAINES, IL 60018 847-391-5700 • 847-391-5707 (FAX) • www.desplainesparks.org • [email protected] .